Live coverage of Google's Android Gphone mobile OS announcement

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updated Wed September 19, 2007

Motorola intros D7 / D8 MOTOLIVN landline phones

Wow, talk about being on a roll. Not even a week after unleashing the awfully-titled TLKR walkie-talkie, Motorola is gettin' even more platitudinal with its new duo of MOTOLIVN landline phones. Both units tout...

updated Wed September 19, 2007

Nanowires developed to retrieve data on the double

Those fond of how quickly flash memory reads and writes their data are sure to adore the research that a few University of Pennsylvania scientists have been working on, as Ritesh Agarwal (pictured) and colleagu...

updated Wed September 19, 2007

Alaska Air hoping to add in-flight WiFi in 2008

Joining Shenzhen Airlines, Qantas, and a whole host of others, Alaska Air is the newest airline to promise us in-flight WiFi when coming onboard. Reportedly, the firm "will test a system from Row 44, a provider...

updated Wed September 19, 2007

Bowers & Wilkins' Zeppelin iPod dock hits Apple Stores

updated Wed September 19, 2007

Nokia launches business-minded E51 handset

While Nokia didn't exactly choose the quietest day to launch its latest handset, the E51 is getting official, regardless. This candybar-styled device was designed with the suits in mind, as Nokia even touts its...

updated Wed September 19, 2007

Netgear presentation lends insight into future products

While Netgear certainly boasted about its current range of peripherals, routers and switches during a recent conference, a few presentation slides enabled us to get a brief look at what's coming next from the ...

updated Wed September 19, 2007

Nokia's N81 shows up in FCC, gives Americans hope

While the N81 has managed to capture the hearts of many thus far, we Americans have been forced to look longingly at it as we wonder if it will ever come to our shores. Thankfully, it seems that there's at lea...

updated Wed September 19, 2007

"Dietrich" sentenced to jail for Gizmondo crash

Trevor Michael Karney – aka, The Elusive Dietrich – has been sentenced to jail by an LA judge for misleading police in the 162MPH crash of that $1.5 million Gizmondo Ferrari Enzo. Besides lying to ...

updated Wed September 19, 2007

Sprint, Microsoft roll out location-based Live Search

It looks like Sprint users now have a few more search options at their disposal, with the carrier and Microsoft announcing today that Live Search will now automatically take the users' location into considerat...

updated Wed September 19, 2007

Pioneer, Mitsubishi develop LTH BD-R discs

While the HD DVD camp is busy with its 51GB disc, the Blu-ray side has a new creature of its own to talk about. Co-developed by Pioneer and Mitsubishi, the LTH (Low to High) BD-R reportedly utilizes an "organi...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

Ponoko now live to make, market your gizmo

We've seen startups galore founded on strokes of brilliance, and Ponoko seems to be well on its way to building a sufficient client base. Getting a share of the limelight at TechCrunch40, this website enables e...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

Steve Jobs arrives in London: jeans, turtleneck and New Balance expected soon

Listen folks, if you had even a slight bit of concern that tomorrow's "Mum is no longer the word" announcement from Apple was going to be anything less than monumental, you can now put those fears to bed. Steve...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

BlackBerry Curve 8320 leaked on T-Mobile

Sure, we've heard whispers involving the BlackBerry Curve 8320 before, but there's nothing like official documentation from a trusted carrier to really get you jazzed up. As expected, this handset will tout Wi...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

Cognitive Code shows off SILVIA artificial intelligence platform

Cognitive Code looks to be taking full advantage of the TechCrunch40 conference to show off its SILVIA artificial intelligence platform, which it calls a "fundamental conceptual breakthrough in artificial inte...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

Panasonic offers up 32GB P2 memory card

It's been a short while since we've seen any news on the P2 HD front, but Panasonic is hoping to extract a few more hundies from those sold on the format by introducing a 32GB P2 card. The device, labeled AJ-P...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

Neo's new PSP motion sensor

Apparently, a PSP peripheral manufacturer called Neo has come up with a novel -- if somewhat useless (currently, at least) -- add-on for the handheld game system: a motion sensor. It's unclear right now what t...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

iTunes 7.4.2 hits, say goodbye to DIY iPhone ringtones (for a while)

Apple might be neutral towards third-party iPhone software development, but it's apparently downright hostile when it comes to DIY ringtones -- just 10 days after releasing iTunes 7.4.1, which killed off an ea...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

Lenovo launches 22-inch WUXGA ThinkVision L220x

It's been a hot minute since we've seen a noteworthy ThinkVision LCD, but Lenovo is now claiming that its L220x is the "industry's first 22-inch widescreen WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) resolution monitor." Aside from ...

updated Tue September 18, 2007

What kind of man gets three Zune tattoos?

There are no words. Pics after the break: only for the brave.["Thanks," John]

updated Tue September 18, 2007

Takara Tomy's i-SOBOT available for pre-order in US

We knew it wouldn't be long, but we weren't counting on being able to pre-order Takara Tomy's i-SOBOT in America today. Of course, we aren't kvetching or anything, but Amazon is now accepting orders for the cr...